Peter R. Gerbert and the Florida Scrub Jays

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"Florida Scrub Jays have no fear of people and they can be hand-fed broken up pieces of bread, crackers and their favorite food, shelled peanuts. It is quite a thrill for wildlife enthusiast like me when these wild birds very gently perch on my fingers, looking up at me with what appears to be recognition that I trying to help them, if only in a very small way. Scientists are only recently starting to realize that the brain cavity of the bird works unlike any other living creature on the planet. Their level of intelligence we cannot measure, but with recent studies, it is believed that most birds have the ability to think, reason and learn... (Continued at bottom of page.)

Set of two, signed & numbered by the artist to 450. 45 artist proofs. Sold only as a matching set, with each print having an image size of 7 x 10 inches. The artist proofs have sold out -signed & numbered prints are still available.

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The Florida Scrub Jay, if you ask me, is standing out in front of all other birds mainly for one reason. They have a very strong social structure very much like that of the wolf. It has been studied by Universities and forestry services here in Florida for many years. No other species of bird in the world has this form of social structure that anyone is aware of! The Scrub Jays of Florida are not loners. They live in colonies. If you see one (you have to be in the right place, typically scrub oak forests; that's how they got their undeserving name) chances are there are more of them around. The breeding pairs mate for life and they have been known to adopt chicks from other families. Some of the Jays in the colony become "designated babysitters" and these particular birds will never mate. It is their lifelong duty to help care for new chicks and to help defend the colony and territory from predators.
A couple of years ago the bird was voted on to become the official State Bird of Florida but the bill was not passed. Not everyone in Florida is familiar with these unique birds. There are no Scrub Jays found up in the panhandle, but it's something that school field trips might remedy.
It is now estimated that there are only between 7,000 to 11,000 Scrub Jays remaining in Florida, they are found only in certain areas that offer just the right habitat for them. Most colonies are located around the Ocala National Forest, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and in the Lake Wales Ridge in Highland and Polk Counties.
The fact the birds thrive on high and dry, sandy soil areas hurts them too. Their habitat is usually prime building ground; this is the main cause for their decline." -Peter R. Gerbert

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